Virginia: A Tragedy, and Other Poems

Virginia: A Tragedy, and Other Poems

[Thanks are due to the proprietors of The Cosmopolitan Magazine and Leslie's Weekly, for their courtesy in allowing the republication herein of a number of poems which have previously appeared in issues of their copyrighted magazines.] Appius Claudius, Chief of the Ten and lawgiver of the Romans. Marcus Claudius, His client. Oppius, One of the Ten. Virginius, A Roman centurion; a plebeian. Icilius, A tribune of the commons and lover to Virginia. Sicinius, A plebeian soldier and an enemy of the Decemvirs. Horatius, Galba, Marius, Hortensius, Four Roman citizens. Tiberius, A boy of noble birth; brother to Cornelia. The Ten Decemvirs. A Porter. 1st Cit. Enough, enough! I see we all agree Upon this common cause of our grievance; Our ranks, our unmixed blood, our differences, Are all forgottennay, methinks they shall In time together mingle when our blood Shall be poured forth in this most righteous cause. 2nd Cit. As ever art thou eloquent, O Marius, And just; Brutus himself were not more so. Patrician and plebeian, equalized By common woe, together whisper menace To those who work such havoc as, indeed, Was never known in Rome until to-day. 3rd Cit. Ye two are nobles; we, the commons are; Yet all are leveled by the grief we feel For Rome, our mother city, who so low Hath fall'n. Hark! the multitude itself Is wroth as we, yet, e'en as we, it lacks The courage needful for this fierce occasion. 4th Cit. Ay, list indeed! Mark how the murmur swells![2] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 36214
Author: Gilmore, Marion Forster
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English